March 2007 archives

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Brock Lesnar date set for his MMA debut

Brock Lesnar will make his MMA debut on June 2nd. He will face Hong-Man Choi it will headline a PPV from the L.A. Coliseum and will have a one hour live pre-show on Showtime.

Its official: UFC buys Pride fighting Championships

In Japan, It was announced that UFC has bought Pride. The Companys will operate separate and will have 1 to 3 supercards a year. They will change some of prides rules, but they will still fight in a ring.

WWE fired Joey Mercury

Today, WWE announced that they have fired Joey Mercury. No details were released.

WWE Release announcer

Today WWE released ECW's backstage interviewer Rebecca DiPietro

Jerry Lawler To be inducted by William Shatner

on Thursday, WWE announced William Shatner will induct Jerry Lawler into the Hall of Fame.

Zuffa to buy Pride

Various website are reporting that Zuffa (UFC) is buying Pride Fighting Championship. The announcement could come in the next few days.

Wrestlemania 24 site announced

WWE announced Wrestlemania 24 will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl.  The Citrus Bowl holds 60,000 people. This will be the second Wrestlemania held outside. WWE held Wrestlemania 9 outdoors at Caesars palace in Vegas.

WWE Pay Per View upcoming change

WWE sent word out today, that going forward pay per view will include all three brands: Raw, Smackdown, and ECW.

Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland passes away

"Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland passed away Tuesday at the age of 82.

UFC 70 will air live on Spike TV

 UFC 70 from England will air on tape delay on SpikeTV.

TNA Lockdown Main Event Announced

Last night at the TNA taping, They announced Team Christian versus Team Angle in a war game cage match.

Big Show is a free Agent

This week, Big Show contract with the WWE expired. He is a free agent. However, Big show has no plans to wrestle anytime soon. According to Pwtorch.

Randy Couture's Next opponent

The winner of Cro Cop versus Gabial Gonzaga will face the UFC heavyweight Champion.

TNA is dropping affiliation with NWA.

TNA has been using the NWA name for their titles. Both companies agreed, it was in their best interest to go their separate way. TNA will rename their championship belts in the coming weeks. According to PWTorch.com

Bad News Brown passes away from a heart attack.

He was 63 years old. In his Career, he wrestled for Stampede Wrestling, Japan, and later in the WWF. Before wrestling, Bad News won a Olympic Bronze medal in judo.

Hall of Famer Ernie Ladd passes away

"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd passed away due to cancer. He was 67 years old.

Frank Mir is out of UFC Fight NIght

Due to Injury, Frank Mir is pulling out of his fight against Antoni Hardonk.